Maine law enforcement arrested six people and seized more than 6,000 marijuana plants after raiding seven locations allegedly linked to unlicensed operations in recent weeks as part of ongoing efforts to reduce the illicit market in the state.
Authorities said they received a tip from the U.S. attorney general’s office about the operations, which are run in homes in remote parts of the state, according to the Portland Press Herald.
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“People from out-of-state are buying houses that are foreclosed or low-cost that are isolated and not right beside another house, and the house becomes a greenhouse,” Lt. Mike Murphy of the Lincoln County sheriff’s department told the newspaper.
“There is usually a little place for the person to stay (in the house).”
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